INFANT CARE

What is the kangaroo method?

The kangaroo method is a method for holding a baby that involves skin to skin contact. The boy, who is naked except for a diaper and a piece of cloth covering the back (or blanket or receive garments parents), is placed vertically against the bare chest of a parent. This Snuggle baby inside the parent mesh bag, like a kangaroo pouch, led to the creation of the term "kangaroo".

how did kmc come about?

The KMC is, in fact, the answer to the rate of mortality in preterm infants are in Bogotá, Colombia, in late 1970. There, the mortality rate for premature babies was 70 percent. The children died of infections, respiratory problems, and simply for lack of attention. The researchers found that children who were detained along with the bodies of their mothers for much of the day have survived, not only, but prospered. In the US, hospitals that encourage kangaroo care usually have their mothers or fathers provide skin to skin contact with their babies premature for several hours every day. However, skin-to-skin is recommended for all children, including newborns at term.

What are the benefits of kangaroo care?

The benefits of kangaroo care for your child include:

.}Stabilizing the baby's heart rate

.}Improvement (softer) breathing pattern

 improved oxygen saturation levels (an  indicator of how oxygen is delivered to all organs and tissues newborns)

.}Gain sleep time

.}increase faster weight

.} cry decline

.} most successful breastfeeding

    early hospital discharge

KMC benefits for parents include:

.}improved binding, feelings of closeness with their children

.}Increased milk production

.}Increased confidence in the ability to care for their children

.}Increased confidence that their children are well cared

.}Greater sense of control

Because kangaroo care work?

KMC benefits listed above all have been shown in research studies. In fact, studies have found that the skin of skin tightness stabilizes the heart and respiratory rate, improves oxygen saturation rates, better regulates body temperature of a child, and keep the calories of a child.

When a mother kangarooing, the child typically snuggles in the chest and falls asleep within minutes. The breasts itself has shown that temperature variation to meet the changing needs of the child's body temperature. In other words, the breast can increase body temperature when the baby is cool and can lower the temperature warms baby. The extra sleep the baby is cuddling with mom and help in regulating body temperature helps the child to save energy and redirects caloric expenditure toward growth and weight gain. Being placed on the mother also helps stabilize breathing and heart rate of the child. Finally, research has also shown that kangaroo care results in positive effects on brain development.

how to start

The nurse will discuss with you the kangaroo method. General instructions for the implementation of KMC are:

.}Remove the bra and wear a blouse or shirt that opens in the front. (A dress that opens in the front can be available for use.) They will be provided screens for privacy.

.}The baby, wearing only a diaper and a hat, will be placed on his bare chest upright.

.}Cover the baby with the shirt, suit, or a blanket.

.}Now just relax and enjoy this experience unique union.

.}Plan to take the baby for an hour or four or more times a week.

.}Let your child rest. This is not a time to play with your child.

.}Parents can provide kangaroo care for their children as well. The different feeling of the father's          body to provide different stimuli for the child